Just created this on a spur of the moment … and is a great option if you are craving something at night. Greek yogurt has more protein, less carbohydrates and less sodium. It is also more thick and creamy than regular yogurt. Be creative BUT also remember to use everything in moderation only add what you need for it to taste amazing.
4 oz. of plain Greek flavored yogurt…
1 tbsp. of sugar free pudding mix (any flavor) or 1 tbsp. of any flavoring
Lightly sprinkle some Walnuts …
stir and VOILA – enjoy!
Try the recipe once get creative and make the perfect combination for you. Make sure you only buy plain and add your own flavor the others even vanilla are packed with sugars.
You could even try 2 oz. of cottage cheese and 2 oz. of Greek yogurt mixed with some flavoring. Instead of 1 tbsp.. of flavoring you could add 1 tsp. of brown sugar splenda and 1 tsp. of sugar free pudding mix… so many ways to re-create this recipe.
Ian Fain
3 weeks ago
Hi Kathleen… My name is Ian. I’ve been reading your blog. You’re very creative and I’ve learned some handy stuff from your posts. You really like pudding mix powder, I see you use it quite a bit… Great idea. Thanks!
Stephanie McGanty
3 weeks ago
Kathleen, I have tried several of your recipes (such as meat muffin’s) and really like them. Here is a recipe that I thought you would like, my trainer approved this one. It’s similar tasting to Pumpkin Roll’s with the cream cheese in it, but is a loaf of bread with only 500 calories for the whole loaf! It tastes so good and moist.
Pumpkin and Cream Bread
Yield: 2 loaves (14 slices each)
Batter:
1-1/2 c. pureed pumpkin
1/2 c. unsweetened applesauce
1 whole egg
3 egg whites
1 c. all-purpose flour
2/3 c. whole wheat flour
1/2 c. Stevia Cup For Cup sweetener
1/2 c. granulated sugar
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. ground cinnamon
1/2 t. ground nutmeg
Cream filling
8 oz. reduced fat cream cheese
1/4 c. granulated sugar
1 T. all-purpose flour
2 egg whites
1 t. vanilla extract
1. For the Batter: With an electric mixer, beat the pumpkin, applesauce, egg, and egg whites on medium speed until smooth. In a separate bowl, combine the flours, Stevia, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg. Slowly mix the flour mixture into the pumpkin mixture.
2. For the cream cheese filling: Beat the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, egg whites and flour until creamy and smooth.
3. Grease 2 8x4x2″ loaf pans. Divide half of the batter between the two pans. Pour half of the filling in one pan and the other half in the second pan and smooth with the back of a spoon. Top with the remaining batter.
4. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Don’t overbake or your bread will be dry on the edges. Cool and remove from pans. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
One serving (2 slices) = about 100 calories
Michael LaPosta
2 weeks ago
As of recent I started back into fitness after about a 2 year layoff. I am trying to drop somebody fat and tighten up and I manage a bar in the evenings which in turn make me eat poorly and have been looking for some healthy quick alternatives in the evening.I just tried this and loved it. Enjoyed the post for sure.
doesnotmatter
1 week ago
Greek Yogurt is wonderful… if only I could find an Organic Brand. Costco has the FAGE Brand which I like better than Brown Cow.
I do wish however we could convince you Kathleen to abandon the Sugar Free kick.
There is a ton of research to show it’s detrimental effects on the body. There is no safe level of artificial sweetener. Even Stevia and Honey have their short comings.
SPLENDA® Is It Safe or Not?
After twenty years of NutraSweet® (aspartame) dominating the sweetener market, people are realizing for themselves that aspartame really is a foul food chemical tragically harmful to their health. Now, people think Johnson & Johnson’s Splenda, made from sucralose, has come to the rescue as the newest chemical sugar replacement “made from real sugar.” People don’t want to hear that it may be just as dangerous as aspartame, and this white knight of sweeteners is no better improvement.
New chemical sweeteners (like Splenda) and the sweetener blends (aspartame, sucralose and acesulfame K blended together in one product) may be causing users to show signs of weight gain, disruption of sleep patterns, sexual dysfunction, increases in cancer, MS, Lupus, diabetes, and a list of epidemic degenerative diseases. The corporations continue to stand tough in their denial of any connection to chemical sweetener additives.
This website takes you into the world of Splenda; ready or not, here we go again.
The Chlorine In Splenda
Chlorine is commonly found in nature, but almost always in combination with other building block elements. Chlorine’s structure makes it very reactive and because it is so reactive, it is very useful to chemists, engineers and others involved in making things humans use every day.
The inventors of Splenda admit around fifteen percent (15%) of sucralose is absorbed by the body, but they cannot guarantee us (out of this fifteen percent) what amount of chlorine stays in the body and what percent flushes out.
The Unsafe Sweeteners Out There
Artificial sweeteners: This category of non-nutritive, high-intensity sugar substitutes includes ASPARTAME, ACESULFAME-K, NEOTAME, SUCRALOSE, and ALITAME. The two sweeteners that have recently undergone current and pending FDA approval are SUCRALOSE and ALITAME, respectively. Cyclamate lost its FDA approval in 1970, but is currently up for re-approval. Numerous new sweeteners are currently in various stages of development and approval.
Saccharin, Stevia and Other Safe Alternative Sweeteners
Sugar and the quest for weight loss represent an enormous growth opportunity for the food and beverage manufacturers worldwide. And as everyone in the industry knows, the average human prefers taste to nutrition. Let’s see how we can reverse this trend.
Kathleen
1 week ago
I like the Kirkland brand of Greek Yogurt.
Kathleen
1 week ago
Thank you so muc hfor sharing your view on the Sugar Free kick I really appreciate it!!! I really try to stay away from Sugar Free things as much as possible and stick to natural items… I have a little ways to get there but I am working on it.